Found 2 items, similar to Petit mal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: petit mal petit mal n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching [syn: epilepsia minor]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Petit mal Petit mal \Pe*tit“ mal”\ [F., lit., little sickness.] (Med.) The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or unconsciousness, but without convulsions; -- opposed to grand mal. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]